Dr George Owiti, a radiographer at Kericho County Hospital examines the Chest CT results of a patient admitted to the hospital. [James Wanzala, Standard] Despite recent breakthroughs that have ...

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The good news is that imaging scans do detect lung cancer early. The bad news, according to a study in the current issue of the journal Radiology, is that they are much more likely to detect harmless ...

Colino is a contributor for TIME. Colino is a contributor for TIME. Many people don’t realize that lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S. In fact, it’s responsible for more ...

Imagine you go to the healthcare provider because you have a bad cough, or maybe you fell and hurt your ribs.

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When screening patients for lung cancer with low-dose computed tomography (CT), raising the nodule size threshold from 5 mm to 7 or 8 mm before starting a more intensive workup could result in fewer ...

A New York City woman is using her lung cancer survival story to push for early detection, especially among nonsmokers and those in underserved communities. Colette Smith of the Bronx wrote a message ...

Recently, a patient came to the hospital where I work with a persistent cough. Their doctor had ordered a CT scan – a type of imaging that creates detailed cross-sectional pictures of the body’s ...

Several cardiovascular risk factors, such as advanced age and smoking history, are prevalent among lung cancer patients at the time of the diagnosis and increase their risk of future heart disease, ...